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hey guys, yes ive searched but i havent found any thing that fits 1'' sch40 pipe as a good durable piston body, you guys have any suggestions?

how about this

Perhaps a sanded down ½ inch end cap.

no, ive seen that but i need something thats already avalible, that all i need to do is slap on a sealing face , something around the house or hardware store, you know what i mean?

How about a wooden dowel.
And if it doesnt fit you can just add some duct tape.

wooden dowels come in 7/8" and 1" diameters, but usually come in 24" lengths minimum. i am more of a fan of the epoxy piston in such a small piston though.

do we really have to kill another rain forest for a piston?

bluerussetboy wrote:do we really have to kill another rain forest for a piston?

yes, we do
We will do anything to obtain a well working piston that is readily avaiable and doesnt require any work other than putting a sealing face on.

ill even cut off my finger to use has a piston

elitesniper wrote:ill even cut off my finger to use has a piston

Or if that doesn't fit... there are alternatives

Velocity wrote:

elitesniper wrote:ill even cut off my finger to use has a piston

Or if that doesn't fit... there are alternatives

like toes or eyeballs

bigbob12345 wrote:like toes or eyeballs

Oh um...er...Yes! that's what I was thinking too!

Besides sensitive body parts, they sell these things called test plugs. They can be hand tightened to however tight you want it, and are pretty much ready made, although you will have to replace or cut off the washer thing that sticks out on one end. Please note that I myself have not used one (yet) although there is a thread here about them. Hopefully this pic works.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... n%26sa%3DG

Nice thought Kablooie but it looks as though those particular plugs would be too short, maybe one could line a few up a glue them together though.

The ones I saw at Ace hardware were a little bit longer, but yeah if they are too short gluing would work too.

bigbob12345 wrote:How about a wooden dowel.
And if it doesnt fit you can just add some duct tape.

I second the wooden dowel suggestion. Strong yet easily sandable if needed...easy to glue and screw to.